Armagno to take Patrick Air Force Base's top spot

Col. Nina Armagno will be promoted to the rank of brigadier general then shortly after will assume command of the 45th Space Wing, becoming the second woman to hold the top position at Patrick Air Force Base Wednesday.

Col. Nina Armagno will be promoted to the rank of brigadier general then shortly after will assume command of the 45th Space Wing, becoming the second woman to hold the top position at Patrick Air Force Base Wednesday.

Armagno will assume command from Brig. Gen. Anthony Cotton during a change of command ceremony at Patrick's base theater. The ceremony begins at 9 a.m.Gen. William Shelton, commander, Air Force Space Command, will be the presiding officer for the promotion ceremony.

Fourteenth Air Force Commander Lt. Gen. Susan Helms, who was the first woman commander of the 45th Space Wing, will be the presiding officer for the change of command ceremony.

Armagno recently completed an assignment as the commander, 30th Space Wing and Western Range, Air Force Space Command, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.

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Armagno to take Patrick Air Force Base's top spot

Col. Nina Armagno will be promoted to the rank of brigadier general then shortly after will assume command of the 45th Space Wing, becoming the second woman to hold the top position at Patrick Air